San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-03
THEATRICAL AND GENERAL.
Points on Stage Matters, Actors
and OtherS-San Antonio
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Another week has gone since we bobbed up
ScrenCly IN this column. A week fTaught with
little of interest to the average readers of
theatrical topics, yet interesting, wthal, when
| summed up il the mclange of a day.
The opening of the week, we are sorry to
| say, brought Il rather poor company to San
| Antonio We refer to the Hidden Hand COM
| pany. which universally disappointed the pub
filled the hO4se the first night and stayed away
the second night. Nothing has interviewed
until last night, when the Pacific coast fur
niShed playgOGrs a rare treat in the prCsenta-
ton of Frank HarvCy's strong meiOdrama,
THE Wages of Sln," by the Grismer- Davies
company. Mr.. Joseph Grlsmer is an actor of
considerable merit, and his charming wife,
Phoebe Davies is grand and will mount
to the highest of the pinnacle of
fame in the years to come. She is highly emo.
tiOnal, and almost eXhausts herself physically
in the role she assumes of Ruth Hope, and
really sinks her individuality in the part. Her
climax was grand in the 4th act. where she
speaks and acts her lines superbly. She
thrilled the audience, and was called before
the curtain several times Her support, too, Is
hne in every respect, the VILLAIN Of Albert
BrCuning being one OF the finest pieces of act
Sarah stevens, Us Mrs. BlOggs, was a well
taken dialect character, and Helen Avery, as
her daughter Juliana, the stage struck
beauty, was very clever. The old lady got in
good lick at the press when she remarked to
her daughter, These newspaper CTickCts
are very hard TO please, Juliana," which
caused utter in the audience. The
remainder of the cast was well
taken and the entire play So satisfied the au-
dicncc that there cannoC fail to be good
house tonight to witness the Interpretation of
Hugh COnway's splendid work Called Back"
AT the matinee this afternoon Wages of Sin
is being repeated and tomorrow night
BOucicbults streets of New York will be
given. Monday aud Tuesday nights of next
week the Madison Square company will APP
pear at the Grand in Held by the Enemy"
which is being fayOraDly spoken of over the
state where they have played and which has
drawn splendid houses
At the Fashion theatre tins week we have
had Frank and VIM Hccey, J. j. Burke,
DeIvy, Phil. Hernc and Ella Howard Prof.
SiCOtte and Mabel Lawrence, Loretta LasCel-
las, and others. A strong bill has been given
and stronger one is announced for next
week, some features of which may be mem
toned. Such as the production by the COM
pany of "IrIsh AristOcrucy," which will give
all who did not witness its performance ut the
opera house u chance to see and laugh over
il. Mr.. Burke will assume the role of "Mul-
CAhey.' Another feature of the coming week
| is the engagement Of the famous female
bicycle rider, Miss Anna Sylvester.
The Merry War people have gone To work
with will to reproduce their excellent opera
at the Grand. II is now quite certain Miss
TruaX, on account of her throat, will not sing
the part of Artcmsia. Miss BCckic WChng
has volunteered for the role. The pretty
chorus girls are deeply exercised over the
mandate of their cOstumcr that their peasant
dresses must be cut much shorter i'm the
skirts to conform with the ancient style of
dress OF the country. Some say they will
wear thcm and some say they won't, but they
should do so, as the correct dressing Of an
opera is a great desideratum to its success.
Mrs. Katzcnbergcr will not arrive in this
| city in time to give the Merry War" even
were she disposed TO do so, which it is pretty
certain she is not. She is not studying for the
operate stage, it is said, though she could well
afford to do 50, with great promise. She is
pCTfCCting herself in OratOriO, and will prOba-
| Div travel over EllTDDg
Manager Henry GrccnwalI, of the Galveston
opera house, has secured another feather in
his cap by getting the lease Of the Grand opera
house in New Orleans. He is now manager of
| the circuit comprising fremont opera house,
Galveston, PILOTS opera house, Houston,
Dallas Opera house, Dallas, and Grand
opera house, New Orleans. He represents
also the following opera houses: In FayCt-
| vile, Fort Smith, Pine Bluff, Little Rock and
Hot Springs, Arkansas, Texarkana, Palestine,
Tyler, Par 5, Honey Grove, DenisOn. Sherman,
Mckinney. Fort Worth, Temple, Waco, Aus
| tin, San Antonio, Beaumont, and Lake
Charles, Texas. Dming the season of 1888 and
| 1857 his headquarters will be the Grand opera
| house in New Orleans, while MIR. Edward
| Greenwall will manage the business in Calves
ton, Houston and Dallas.
| Young VIM O'Brien, aged about Il years,
| who will be remembered by those who saw
| HOwe,s ten cent show while it was here. as
| one of the O'BTien brothers, the excellent ira
| peZe performers, was injured so severely at
| Temple, Tex, on the Ind OF last month by a
| fall rom the trapeze, that he died from his
| injuries. HIS father before him was a famous
| leaper and acrobat who was for long time
| engaged by Barnum. He leaves a brother,
! Fred, and a mother, the latter now being in
| Buffalo.
Another attraction for theatre goers will be
| here the latter part of next week in the per
| son of the charming, petite Katie Putnam,
| for two nights. She was a favOrite in San An
| tonic in her last appearance two seasons back
| and will lose none of her prestige by this visit.
| Her dates have not yet been announced.
Booth X Barrett's average weekly receipts
| have thus far been close to $4,000.
| Clara Louise Kellogg and Carl StralIosch are
| really married.
| The l3elknap dramatic club has actually un-
| dertaken Julius Caesar, and the play has been
|